Alpha-Toxin Promotes Mucosal Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus

Alpha-Toxin Promotes Mucosal Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus causes numerous diseases in humans ranging from the mild skin infections to serious, life-threatening, superantigen-mediated Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS). S. aureus may also be asymptomatically carried in the anterior nares, vagina or on the skin, which serve as reservoirs for i...

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Main Authors: Michele J Anderson, Ying-Chi eLin, Aaron N Gillman, Partick J Parks, Patrick M Schlievert, Marnie ePeterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Epithelium
Staphylococcus aureus
Biofilm
alpha-toxin
vaginal mucosa
toxic shock syndrome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00064/full

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